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Absenteeism has nearly doubled since the pandemic. With state and federal governments largely abdicating any role in getting kids back into classrooms, some schools have turned to private companies for a reimagined version of the truant officer.
Offering tax credits for scholarships to private schools has been a controversial issue in Nebraska. After tax-credit bills failed to pass in 2020 and 2021, this year the Opportunity Scholarships Act was signed into law. Legislative Bill 753 provides donors to scholarship-granting organizations a dollar-for-dollar tax credit for up to 50% of their income tax liability. ...
Boating season in Indiana is heating up with the summer temperatures, and while Hoosiers flock to the docks to relax and cool off, it is also a good time to remember that mixing alcohol and boating can be a bad idea. About a third of boating accidents on Indiana lakes are caused by someone who had too much to drink. It is a statistic John Gano easily rattles off from memory. ...
After Ohio's State Board of Education passed a resolution urging the General Assembly to eliminate the requirement for third-grade students who have not met required scores on a standardized reading test to be held back, teachers across the state continue to push for changes. Karen Carney, a fourth grade teacher in Campbell, said the current one-size-fits all model does not account for children already behind by the time they have reached third grade, especially students with poor attendance, or who have learning disabilities like dyslexia not caught early-on. "Reading to your child...
It's hard for kids to think about going back to school quite yet but districts in Michigan are already thinking about how to keep them coming to school once classes get started in the fall. In Michigan, local school districts set their own policies to address nonattendance. The most recent figures, for the 2021-2022 school year, show 38% of Michigan students were "chronically absent," meaning they missed at least 10% of school days. ...